TBI-PTA SCORES

SUMMARY

Post Traumatic Amnesia Testing (PTA):

1. A longer duration of PTA is associated with worse outcomes

2. Resolution of PTA clinically corresponds to the period when incorporation of ongoing daily events occurs in the working memory
3. Westmead PTA Scale, Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test (GOAT) & Orientation Log (O-Log) are standard methods of assessing PTA
4. They are brief, structured interviews that quantify the patient’s orientation and recall of recent events and assign scores based on a questionnaire
5. Duration of PTA is often used to categorize severity of injury

6. In the Westmead scale the duration of PTA is calculated from the day of injury to the first day the patient achieves a full score (12/12) on the assessment

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